There was a moment on Saturday night when Aaron Henry stood near the scorer’s table, hands open, earnestly talking to his teammate, roommate and fellow class member Marcus Bingham Jr.
Bingham was about to check back into the game in the second half after getting pulled just 30 seconds after halftime when he took an ill-advised jumper from the corner early in the shot clock, and Henry was imploring Bingham to pick up the energy.
It was a familiar scene for the Michigan State junior. Full of potential since the day he arrived on campus with Henry, Gabe Brown, Foster Loyer and Thomas Kithier, Bingham has spent the better part of the last 2½ years leaving the Spartans coaching staff and fans wondering whether it would ever all come together.